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1. myvermontkitchen
   Member
   Jan 6, 2013, 3:58 PM

   Hello,

   A few questions about domain names with my blog. I'm going on two years now, so I am looking to make it bigger and better in 2013!

   1. If I purchase my domain, so it is now called http://www.myvermontkitchen.com, will my followers be redirected to the new site?

   2. There already is a website with my blog name. (I didn't check this when I created my blog--that was my error). Would I still be able to purchase the same domain name from WordPress?

   3. Finally, what if I decided to change the name of my blog? Would my followers be redirected, or would I be starting from scratch again?

   Thank you all so much for your knowledge and help!
   Chris

   The blog I need help with is myvermontkitchen.wordpress.com.

2. 1tess
   Moderator
   Jan 6, 2013, 4:49 PM

   It looks like there are variations of your chosen domain name which are still available: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/myvermontkitchen.com

   If you purchase domain mapping (rather than going self-hosted) your blog will still be hosted here on wordpress.com so your followers will still be going to your blog. Mapping a domain is like putting up a sign on the internet that says "VermontKitchen is over there"

   http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/all-about-domains/

3. kapatiranfellowship
   Member
   Jan 14, 2013, 12:29 AM

   Hi.
   I already own a domain and had it redirected to my wordpress blog.
   My concern is I want to use mydomain.org.nz instead of mydomain.wordpress.com showing the complete URLs for every page/post in my blog. How do I do this?

4. timethief
   Member
   Jan 14, 2013, 12:32 AM

   The URLs on the visitor's side of the blog will be your domain URLs.

5. edsevilleja
   Member
   Jan 14, 2013, 12:49 AM

   So there is no way I can use "myowndomain"?

6. auxclass
   Member
   Jan 14, 2013, 12:50 AM

   instead of mydomain.wordpress.com showing the complete URLs for every page/post in my blog. How do I do this?

   Domain map your domain name - then things will look correct

   http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

7. myvermontkitchen
   Member
   Jan 14, 2013, 10:55 AM

   Thank you very much for your help! I'm going to look into this!

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